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Monday, October 26, 2015

Congratulations Mom

I'm sorry for the long silence. Why have I been so quiet? I've been working like crazy to get my Mom's (Anne) quilt machine quilted on my sewing machine so that she could bind it and show it at our Guild meeting. As usual Mom went and got her hair done so she was looking very nice for the meeting. The president announced that we were having a birthday celebration for a long time member and the oldest member of the Guild, Mom! There was a huge cake and she had help from Barbara and Klara when it came time to blow out the candles. Mom was very surprised that the executive had gone to the trouble to get her not one but two cakes!

The president went on to say that the executive had decided to recognize Mom's long membership by granting her an honourary membership. Was she surprised? You bet she was! It was such a special night for her and I can't say how grateful I am to the Guild executive for honouring her in this way. She is still on cloud 9!

After the main part of the meeting we had sew and share and that was Mom's chance to show off her newly completed A Little Bit of Africa. Unfortunately you can't see the quilting but you can see the finished quilt.

The members were very interested in her quilt and there was a lovely round of applause for her work! Way to go Mummsie!

Want to see another of Mom's quilts? We had friends visiting at the end of the week so we pulled out Mom's quilts and had a little trunk show. I managed to snap a few pictures. She made this quilt more than ten years ago and she reckons that there are more than 14,000 hexagons in it. It is huge but it is beautiful! It is entirely hand pieced and hand quilted.

Amidst all the excitement and entertaining I managed to finish two more Road 66 hexagon rosettes. I love the floral print in the middle. It is called Sophia Pearce from the Winterthur Collection. I stumbled across it at a local warehouse type store and bought all they had with was a few yards. There are some wonderful flowers in the print that will be perfect for broderie perse and fussy cut hexagons.

The pink ombre fabric was sent to me by a cyber friend in California. I had seen a picture of the Mount Mellick quilt she is working on and I commented on the fabric. Next thing I knew she sent me a chunk of it in the mail! In return I sent her a chunk of my Sophia Pearce fabric!

Tonight I am doing a trunk show on English Paper Piecing for the Rouge Valley Quilt Guild. Time for me to finish packing up the quilts and sort out my speaking notes!

Once again I apologize for the silence. One final reason for the silence is that I have been sketching and pulling fabrics for my next quilt along. It will of course involve English paper piecing, some traditional piecing and a little bit of applique. I think it will be a fun and hopefully educational quilt. Stay tuned for more details!

OMGosh!! What a heart warming story! Your mom's guild sounds wonderful...and what a thrill to be recognized in this way! SEW special! Her work is beyond beautiful! Here to many more quilts!PPS...the apple doesn't fall far! :o)) You come by your talent naturally!

Oh my God !! Your Mom is incredible and her quilts are incredible !! Congratulations Madam !! We had the pleasure to admire the African quilt in another post but I say it again !! I don't forget to tell you that your hexies are so cute and the fussy cutting is amazing !I wish you a lovely show tonight !

Congratulations to your Mom on both her Birthday and her finished quilt. It is beautiful. I now understand your passion for hexies!!! What a quilt - 14000 pieces.I am jumping for joy! Yay, yay and double yay! Can't wait for another quilt a long! Good luck with your trunk show tonight. I am sure you will have the people drooling and hanging on your every word!

What a lovely thing to do for Mum, clearly yours is a thoughtful group to be a part of.Mums quilt is fantastic, love the selection of blocks, it's the nicest African one of her own yet I think.Well I can see where your love and inspiration for quilting has sprung from, will your daughter carry the creative fabric mantle on maybe?

What a fabulous quilt your mother has made. Congratulations to her and Happy birthday! Love her hexie quilt - wow! I wish I could have been there for your trunk show - bet it was a big hit. Oh, another quilt along! I can hardly wait!

I absolutely LOVE the Little Bit of Africa quilt! I have been following along as you have posted pictures of it. It inspired me to create a small wall hanging for one of my friends who will be moving to Uganda and taking her family to work for Amazima Ministries. I hope to have it done by this Thursday when I will see her before she leaves. I will try to get a picture to send you and your Mom. Thank her for me for her inspiration! And thank YOU for sharing!

Congratulations Mom! I wish her many more years of producing her wonderful work.As for you Karen, you are a mind reader! I was making a list of all the projects I finished last year, adding "Karen's quiltalong, Soupcon quilt" and musing wouldn't it be fun to have another quiltalong!I am working hard on 2 small medallion quilts, sawtooth star and the applique quilt. Do I need another one, but will I take part, hmm what do you think? :-D

Uh Oh! I best get the filler triangles and borders done on my Value Prop if there is another hex-along in the works. Hopefully the new project won't come out too soon. wink. Looking forward to your project!

Thanks for sharing your mom's special occasion with us. I am still in awe of her Africa quilt. I am more inspired to create something as inspiring as this beautiful quilt. I love the finished quilt, truly beautiful.

Thanks for sharing your mom's special occasion with us. I am still in awe of her Africa quilt. I am more inspired to create something as inspiring as this beautiful quilt. I love the finished quilt, truly beautiful.

I love the picture of your Mom with the cake. I bet she is so fun to be with---she just radiates with joy!! I am glad they honored her with a special tribute. To be recognized by your own tribe is really neat!! Her quilts are spectacular. I did not know she loves hexies too!! The center of that quilt is a fantastic design. I have always liked the quilt design, but it was just rows of baskets. Did she design that one herself?? I am in total awe of that quilt.

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Fibre and art have been lifelong interests of mine. The natural world inspires many of my creations and collections. I am always looking for ways to express these interests in new ways in my work. I hope you enjoy!